Of the challenges facing the UK as a result of the Brexit vote, few are as complex as the Irish border issue. Even we who live and breathe Brexit issues find it almost impossible to resolve.

The ‘Ireland’ question is complicated because of two major issues – the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is huge; and even if it weren’t, voices on both sides have expressed a desire not to see any physical border infrastructure such as checkpoints or inspection posts.

Today, the Times has an article on its website which joins the dots between the mysterious Legatum Institute, David Davis MP and Steve Baker MP.
As readers of this blog will know, this is a topic we have been looking at for a while now…